My family seems to know everything about itself. One of my uncles claims to have put together a family tree that traces our roots back to Charlamagne. (for what it's worth: I think that everyone in Europe is related to that dude - he was kinda like Wilt Chamberalin without the jimmy hats)

One of my favorite figures in our family history is my great-grandfather/namesake, who ditched the States during the depression to go design steel mills for Stalin. How cool is that? (HINT: it's pretty damn cool)